David McKee (ice hockey)

American ice hockey player (born 1983)

Ice hockey player

David McKee

McKee in 2009 with the Bakersfield Condors

Born|  (1983-12-05) December 5, 1983 (age 41)
Midland, Texas, U.S.
Height|  6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight|  180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position|  Goaltender
Caught|  Left
CHL team
Former teams|  Quad City Mallards
AHL
Portland Pirates
Iowa Stars
ECHL
Augusta Lynx
Phoenix RoadRunners
Bakersfield Condors
CHL
Allen Americans
Odessa Jackalopes
Playing career|  2003–2012

David McKee (born December 5, 1983) is an American professional hockey goaltender. He most recently played with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. McKee was formerly a star college goaltender at Cornell University.

## Early life

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McKee was born in Midland, Texas. He started for three years at Cornell University. During his record-breaking college career, he had a career record of 65–24–13 with a .926 SV%, 1.71 GAA and 18 shutouts. During the 2003–04 season, he had a shutout streak of 159:27 from December 5 to December 28. Even though his rookie year was astounding, nothing could compare to the end of the 2004–05 season, where over his final 21 games, he allowed just 20 goals while posting a 0.93 goals against average and a .962 save percentage to go along with an 18–2–1 record to help lead his team to win the ECAC title. He led the Cornell Big Red to a season record 19-game unbeaten streak. During that season, McKee also recorded a record-breaking 10 shutouts.

## Career

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On April 1, 2006, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that they signed him with a two-year entry-level contract. Mighty Ducks executive vice president and general manager Brian Burke said, "Over the past two seasons, David McKee has proven to be one of the premier players at the collegiate level. He is a great addition to the core of young talented players within our organization.”[1]

McKee began the season playing for the Augusta Lynx, the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. He was briefly assigned to the Portland Pirates of the AHL, but was sent down to get playing experience. He quickly became starting goaltender for the Lynx, picking-up his first professional win came on October 21, 2006, against the Gwinnett Gladiators. He is currently on top of the ECHL standings, with the most shootout wins (3), the second most wins (8), the fourth most saves (355), and is fifth in minutes played (651).

McKee has been called up to the NHL several times during his first professional season. His first stint began on November 21, 2006, as backup for Jean-Sébastien Giguère while Ilya Bryzgalov was unavailable due to a lower body injury. He was dressed for three games, until Giguère sustained an injury and was scratched against the Calgary Flames on November 26. McKee backed up Mike Wall, who was called up from Portland on the same day. After his fourth game, McKee rejoined the Lynx. McKee also played in the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.

## Awards and honors

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Award  | Year  |

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All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2003–04 |
All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2004–05 |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2004–05 |
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2005 | [1]

* 2003-04: ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year
* 2003-04: Cornell Big Red Most Promising Freshman
* 2004-05: Cornell Big Red Most Valuable Player
* 2004-05: ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year
* 2004-05: ECAC and Ivy League Goalie of the Year
* 2004-05: NCAA Hobey Hat Trick Finalist
* 2006-07: Augusta Lynx Most Valuable Player
* 2006-07: Augusta Lynx Rookie of the Year
* 2006-07: Portland Pirates Player of the Week

## Records

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* Cornell Big Red franchise record for most consecutive career starts: 102
* Cornell Big Red franchise record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004–05) - 10
* ECAC league record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004–05) - 10
* NCAA All-Time Individual NCAA Tournament Save Percentage record min. 200 minutes: (2005–06) - .955%
* Augusta Lynx franchise record for most wins in a season: (2006–07) - 29

## Career statistics

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Season  | Team  | League  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | MIN  | GA  | SO  | GAA  | SV%
2003–04 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 32  | 16  | 10  | 6  | 1929  | 59  | 5  | 1.84  | .920
2004–05 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 35  | 27  | 5  | 3  | 2125  | 44  | 10  | 1.24  | .947
2005–06 | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 35  | 22  | 9  | 4  | 2139  | 74  | 3  | 2.08  | .910
Cornell totals  | 102  | 65  | 24  | 13  | 6193  | 177  | 18  | 1.71  | .926

## References

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1. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

* Anaheim Ducks
* David McKee. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
* (21 Nov 2006). Ducks Recall Goaltender McKee[permanent dead link]. Press release.
* (26 Nov 2006). Ducks 5, Flames 3[permanent dead link]. Press release.
* (27 Nov 2006). Ducks Reassign McKee[permanent dead link]. Press release.
* (28 Dec 2006). David McKee Recalled from Augusta[permanent dead link]. Press release.
* Augusta Lynx
* (12 Oct 2006). Ducks Assign Goalie to Lynx. Press release.
* (21 Oct 2006). Lynx Smite Gladiators. Press release.
* (6 Nov 2006). Paw Prints. Press release.
* Cornell Big Red . David McKee Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
* Internet Hockey Database. David McKee career statistics at HockeyDB. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
* Sports Network, The. Selanne, Giguere too much for Sharks Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. 22 Nov 2006.
* USA Hockey. 2006 USA Men's National Hockey Team Media Guide. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Hugh Jessiman

|  ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
2003–04 (With Brian Ihnacak)  | Succeeded by

Joe Fallon

Preceded by

Yann Danis

|  ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
2004–05 | Succeeded by

T. J. Trevelyan

Preceded by

Yann Danis

|  Ken Dryden Award
2004–05 | Succeeded by

Mark DeKanich